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Tour of Newark,
2003 & 2005 |
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The Passaic River, shown in this photo,
is classified as a Federal Superfund site for its lower 17 miles, due
to the legacy of industrial pollution. For instance, much of the Agent
Orange used in the Vietnam War was manufactured on the banks of the Passaic
at factories like the Diamond Alkali site, now one of the most toxic
Superfund sites in the country. The mud and sludge on the banks of the
Passaic is so toxic in areas that items, which
would normally be disposed of in a landfill, are allowed to sit because
to move them would release dioxin found in the sludge into the marine
environment.
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"Growing up in the Ironbound neighborhood
in Newark , I experienced firsthand the impacts of environmental
injustice. Although I felt a great sense of pride for my
hardworking, diverse community I could never shake the deep
sense of resentment about the degraded conditions we lived
in – the abandoned sites, foul odors, lack of greenspace..."
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